London, November 2, 2007 ---NEC Corporation along with its European affiliated companies today announced that NEC present its broad expertise as one of the world’s leading providers of business solutions in the fields of telecommunications and IT technology at Garner Symposium/ITexpo ® 2007 in Cannes starting November 8. NEC is a Premier Sponsor of this event and it will be second sponsorship after recent event in Florida in the United States. NEC will demonstrate various technologies, innovations and solutions to empower business environment. NEC booth is located at PS13.
Key areas of demonstration for NEC at Gartner Cannes are:
IT & Security
From business continuity to grid computing, NEC delivers infrastructure for demanding business. NEC is also changing the client landscape with its virtual PC class thin client system that provides enterprises with enhanced functionalities combined with reduced costs. We also provide high performance, rock-solid multi-biometrics identity management solutions.
Enterprise Networking
This includes unified communications and business mobility solutions such as fixed mobile convergence, bringing together business applications, voice, video and data communications to provide easy-to-use but rich functionality to workers within a single, unified working environment. It facilitates efficient communications and collaboration, delivering reduced costs and increased efficiency.
Display Solutions
As the trend for digital signage becomes increasingly popular, NEC responds to every requirement with plasma, LCD displays and projectors. Whether it's for business application, gaming or home cinema, we offer a diversity of innovative solutions for the presentation of digital contents.
There will be number of presentations sessions throughout the event by NEC executives as follows:-
Monday, November 5:, 7:00 – 7:15 pm
Title: UNIVERGE - Innovations for a Unified and Virtualised World
Speaker: Benne van der Lugt, Vice President, NEC Philips Unified Solutions
Location: Palais des Festivals, Marketplace Theater 2
Tuesday, November 6:, 1:30 – 2:15 pm
Title: Unified Communications: Turning Business Processes into Business Advantage
Speakers: Ad Ketelaars, President & CEO , NEC Philips Unified Solutions
Location: Palais des Festivals, Salle des Presse
Tuesday, November 6:, 6:50 – 7:05 pm
Title: Virtualized PC, a Better PC for the Enterprise
Speakers: Denis Gallon, Senior Marketing & Sales Manager, NEC Computers
Location: Palais des Festivals, Marketplace Theatre 5
Wednesday, November 7:, 12:30 – 12:45 pm
Title: Growing Your Business with First Class Display Solutions
Speakers: Peter Kroyer, Vice President, NEC Display Solutions
Location: Palais des Festivals, Marketplace Theater 2
Wednesday, November 7:, 4:15 – 17:00 pm
Title: New IT Infrastructure Makes it Simple to Develop Your Business
Speaker: Jean-Claude Tagger, President & CEO, NEC Computers
Location: Palais des Festivals, Ambassadeurs 2
Wednesday, November 7:, 6:50 – 7:05 pm
Title: NEC’s Role in the Emerging Market of Biometrics
Speaker: Ruud ten Hoorn, Senior Consultant, NEC Europe
Location: Palais des Festivals, Marketplace Theater 2
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com
NEC Media Contact
Chris Shimizu
NEC Europe Ltd.
chris.shimizu@uk.neceur.com
+44-20-8752-2794
Sabine Meinitz
NEC Display Solutions Europe.
sabine.meinitz@nec-displays.com
+49-89/99-699-0
Robert van Amerongen
NEC Philips Unified Solutions
robert.van.amerongen@nec-philips.com
+ 31-35-689-1521
Stephaine Lancheron
NEC Computers
stephanie.larcheron@nec-computers.com
+33 1.55.23.73.41